KALINGA INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY (KIIT) KIITEE SPECIAL ISSUE VOLUME - 20 APRIL - 2020 D e e m e d t o b e U n i v e r s i t y KIIT o Deemed to be University o o o Recognised as an o Institution of o o Eminence (IoE) by the Govt. of India o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o LEAD RIGHT 2020 Campus Placement 2020 15 Student Achievement 2019- 20 17 facebook.com/AchyutaSamanta twitter.com/achyuta_samanta PROF. ACHYUTA SAMANTA facebook.com/artofgiving.in.net Founder & Mentor – KIIT & KISS KISS Foundation India, UK & USA o Born in 1965, obtained Master' Degree in Chemistry (KIIT University) - www.kiit.ac.in - and Kalinga Institute of in 1987 from Utkal University, Doctorate Degree in Social Sciences (KISS), Bhubaneswar - www.kiss.ac.in - Deemed to be University Social Science and started teaching at the age of 22. fully free and fully residential tribal institute o 30 years of teaching experience and counting o Prof. Samanta - www.achyutasamanta.com started KIIT o Founder Chancellor of KIIT University and the and KISS with only Rs. 5000/- (100 USD) in a two-room Recognised as an youngest Chancellor of any Indian University rented house. KIIT has now grown into the most promising o Founder Chancellor of KISS University (first tribal professional University in the Country with global acclaim university in the world) and the first person to be having 30,000 students from across the globe. Institution of Chancellor of any tribal University in the world. o KISS has become the largest Residential Tribal Institute in o Served as a member of two apex Educational bodies the world providing free Education from Kindergarten to Post of India, University Grants Commission (UGC) for Graduation, a home for 70,000 tribal children (30,000 Eminence (IoE) two consecutive terms (2008-11 & 2011-2014) and existing students, 20,000 well-placed alumni and 20,000 Executive Committee of All Indian Council for students in its various satellite centres) by the Govt. of India Technical Education (AICTE) o KIIT and KISS chronicled in the Limca Book of Records and o First Odia to become Member of UGC and the first 4 Guinness World Records on many counts Indian to be Member of both UGC and AICTE o Immense contribution in the field of Education, Professional simultaneously Education, Health, Art, Culture, Literature, Rural o Served as a Member of several other Government of Development, Social Service and Spiritualism India bodies like NCTE, ISTE, ISCA, COIR BOARD, o Transformed the remote village 'Kalarabanka', Cuttack into a CAPART etc. Smart Village and the entire Manpur Panchayat into a o Served as a Member of the Academic Council of Model Panchayat (cluster of villages) Central University of Assam and Odisha o Working to establish 20 branches of KISS in different districts o General President of Indian Science Congress of Odisha and another 20 branches across the country Association (ISCA) for 2017-18 besides establishing KISS-Delhi in 2013 for the o Delivered nearly 100 motivational speeches, underprivileged sections of the society and 2 branches of including convocation address, keynote address KISS in Bangladesh. and foundation day lecture in different institutions o Providing employment to around 10,000 directly and over and organizations across the country and abroad one lakh indirectly o Conferred with 38 Honoris Causa Doctorate o Created 100 successful Entrepreneurs across the country Awards from prestigious Universities across the o Lost father at the age of four struggled poverty and hunger, globe but now is an iconic educationist, an emblem of service to o 4 National and International Fellowships - ISTE, CSI, humanity, a beacon of light for social transformation, and a ICA & APACH redeemer of the fallen, the oppressed and the marginalized o Decorated with Civilian Awards from countries leading a simple and sacrificed life as a bachelor including Gusi Peace Prize International, the o Hobby is to spread happiness and peace in the society and to Highest Civilian Award from Bahrain besides over see smile in the face of poor children 50 National and International and over 200 State o Prof. Samanta has been working relentlessly to achieve Zero Honors and accolades Poverty, Zero Hunger and Zero Illiteracy since 1987 o Founder of Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology Publication Cell - 2020 KIIT Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) Deemed to be University Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India Recognised as an ‘Institution of Eminence’ by the Govt. oc India AT A GLANCE Established in 1997 as an institution and declared as Deemed to be University (U/S 3 of UGC Act, 1956) by the Ministry of 2500 faculty, scientists and researchers. HRD, Govt. of India in 2004. Academic partnership with more than 175 world-class Recognised as an 'Institution of Eminence' by the Govt. of universities from across the world. India. Self-sufficient campus for each stream of education, replete Conferred Category 'A' status by the Ministry of HRD, Govt. with academic block, residential block, open air theatres, of India, as per Tandon Committee recommendations. auditorium, sports complex and cafeteria. Accredited by NAAC in 'A' Grade with a high score. First university in India to implement SAP (Big Bang approach) 'Tier 1' Accreditation (Washington Accord) for Engineering Streams by NBA. Amenities like branches of many private and public sector banks, Post Office, Police Outpost and Railway Reservation Impressive positions in the global university rankings like the Centre in the campus. Times Higher Education (THE) and QS. 3300 CCTV cameras monitoring all parts of KIIT and its Accreditation from the Institution of Engineering and vicinity. Technology (I.E.T.), U.K. for B.Tech programme. State-of-the-art Central Convention Centre Complex, First Indian university to get Internationalization Strategies housing 1600 capacity auditorium, Guest House with 5-star Advisory Service (ISAS) Badge from International Association facilities, 18 Conference Halls, sprawling Exhibition Ground of Universities (IAU). and Banquet Hall. All academic programmes recognized by the respective Modern multi-sport stadium having capacity to hold Day & Statutory Bodies of the Govt. of India. Night matches. Sixteen sports complexes - each having a swimming pool, multi gym, besides facility for other sports & Well-known among student community for its student games – located in different campuses. friendly policies and focus on education with human touch. 15 Food Courts serving in cuisines from all over the world. Spread over 25 sq. km. area accommodating 23 world-class campuses with 15 million sq. ft. of aesthetically constructed Several academic events and national & international built up area. conferences organized round the year. Over 30,000 full-time students in more than 200 academic Several Nobel Laureates and ambassadors from 75 programmes. countries have visited KIIT, among other high level dignitaries from all over the world. Students from all States of India and 53 foreign countries. Ragging-free Campus in true sense. Cent percent placement in all academic programmes since inception. Best Wishes to Candidates of 2020 KIITEE is the all India test of KIIT Deemed to be University for Editor for admission into the undergraduate and postgraduate Rajesh Verma programmes in Engineering, Management, Rural Editorial Board Management, Law, Biotechnology, Computer Application, Sradhanjali Nayak Architecture, Fashion & Film, Mass Communication, Nikita Ahya Nursing, Public Health, Yoga, Humanities, Commerce Concept & Design Streams & Applied Sciences. Smruti Ranjan Nayak Manager, Circulation Satyabrata Das Publisher & Printer Ratnakar Pati www.kiitee.kiit.ac.in Global Learning Platform 'Institute of Eminence' Tag to KIIT Gets Prestigious ISAS Badge KIIT Deemed to be University from IAU The Ministry of Human Resource Development, KIIT Deemed to be University has become the first Indian Govt. of India has granted 'Institute of Eminence' university to get Internationalization Strategies Advisory (IoE) tag to KIIT Deemed to be University. Ten top Service (ISAS) Badge. The recognition, which marks the public universities including Delhi University, IIT achievement of milestones along the journey of Madras, IIT Kharagpur, University of Hyderabad internationalization, was given to KIIT at an award ceremony and the Benaras Hindu University have got the IoE held during International Associations of Universities (IAU) Tag, while Kalinga Institute of Industrial 2019 International Conference on “Transforming Higher Technology (KIIT) Deemed to be University is Education for the Future” at Puebla, Mexico on November 13- 15, 2019. among 10 prominent private universities to get IoE tag. KIIT Deemed to be University is the only Institute in Odisha to get this prestigious IAU awarded the badge for Planning and Strategy learning to distinction. KIIT. Pam Fredman, President, IAU and Eva Egron-Polak, Council Member, Former Secretary General presented the award to the representatives from KIIT. The news has brought KIIT is just 23 years old as an institution for happiness among the international students of KIIT, staff, professional education (started in 1997) and 16 students and their guardians. Expressing his satisfaction, Prof. years old as a University. But, despite being a very Achyuta Samanta, Founder, KIIT & KISS said, teaching, learning, young university, it has secured an impressive research and development strategies of KIIT have had position in various University Rankings. international focus since its inception; for which it has been possible to get this badge. 'Institute of Eminence' (IoE) is an ambitious scheme of the Govt. of India that aims to put the A delegation led by the IAU Secretary General had visited KIIT country on the global education map. As an Deemed to be University three years ago and inspected 'Institution of Eminence', KIIT will be entitled to various teaching, learning, research and development greater autonomy and freedom to decide fees, strategies of KIIT. KIIT has been able to get the badge course durations and governance structures, following the report of the Secretary among other privileges as a special category General.